Coin bank



D. H. ZELL June 14, 1932.

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June 14, 1932. D. H. ZELL 1,853,148

COINBANK Original Filed May l5, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 y v INVENTOR Z/ 25 avzd Z6!! Patented June 14, 1932 PATENT OFFICE DAVID H. ZELL, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK COIN BANK Original application filed May 15, 1928, Serial No. 277,978. Divided and this application led December This invention relates to coin banks, and more particularly to an improved coin guard means for banks whereby all efforts to extract or remove a coin from the bank after its deposit therein will be successfully frustrated, and constitutes a division of my pending application Serial No. 277,97 8, filed May 15, 1928.

It is a further object of the invention to provide such a coin guard means together with lmeans for eXpediting the assemblage thereof in connection with the body wall of the bank and securely and detachably securing the body of the bank together with said coin guard means upon one side of an ornamental cover.

It is a further genera-l object of my invention to improve the construction of such coin banks in the manner above characterized whereby the quantity production of such banks will be greatly facilitated and manufacturing costs correspondingly reduced.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the improved coin ban'k and in the form, construction and relative arrangement of the several parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and subsequently incorporated in the subjoined claims.

In the drawings, wherein I have illustrated one simple and practical embodiment of the invention and in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,-

Figure 1 is a plan view of the flexibly connected coyer members adapted for attachment to the body casing and closure respectively, ofthe bank;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the bank open and the covers omitted, certain parts being shown in section;

Fig. 4i is a sectional view taken on the line 4--4 of Fig. 8, and

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail sectional view taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 3.

Referring in detail to the drawings, in which I have shown my present improve- Seral No. 412,967.

members has a plurality of spaced attaching l tongues struck therefrom as indicated at 7 and 8 respectively.

To the cover member 5 an ornamental strip of sheet metal is attached. In the present instance, this sheet metal strip is of general channel shaped form in cross section and is bent to provide the sections indicated at 9 and 10 respectively, the sections 10 extending at right angles to the section 9 from the opposite ends of the latter. these sections of the channel shaped strip are suitably finished to represent the side and end edges of the book leaves. One of the ianges 11 of each of the strip sections 9 and 10 is relatively wide and is provided with suitably spaced slots to receive the attaching tongues 7 which are bent over and clinched upon said flange as shown in Fig. 1, whereby said ornamental metal strip sections are securely attached to one side of the cover member 5. One of the end sections 10 of said metal strip is provided with the coin insertion slot indicated at 12.

The body of the bank includes the sheet metal casing 13 of rectangular form upon one longitudinal marginal wall of which the closure plate 14 is hinged as at 15. The free longitudinal edge of this closure plate and the opposite end edges thereof are flanged as at 16, each of the flanges being provided in its edges with the notches 17 to receive the attaching tongues 8 of the cover member 6 which are bent inwardly through said notches and clinched against the inner faces of the flanges.

Within the casing 13 a housing 18 extends longitudinally along the opposite or front side wall of the bank casing and contains a suitable key operated lock mechanism for securing the closure. 14 in its closed position upon the openside of the casing. Since this The outer faces of v One end wall of the casing 13 is provided' with a coin receivingl slot 2O and at the inner side of this end wall a coin guard means is arranged. As herein shown, this coin Yguard means includes a channel shaped'sheet metal housing 21, one of the side 'flanges of which has an angular extension 22 throughout the length thereof. The body wall of this housing is centrally providedwith a longitudinally extending coin receiving slot 23 and beyond each end-of vthe said slot, a pair of spaced tongues 24 are struck from the housing wall and project obliquely therefrom into the channel vand towards the adjacent end of the housing. Before assembling this housing at the innerv side of the end wall of the casing13, a pair ofcoil springs 25 are arranged within the channel andthe tongues 24 are engaged through several of the convolutions at the opposite ends of each spring. As shown in Fig. ofthe drawings, the convolutions or coils in these springs are closely engaged with each other, the point of engagement thereof being substantially midway between the opposite side edges of the slot 23 fio inI the housing wall.

,After the guard springs have thus been assembled within the housing 21, said housing is then arranged within the casing with its open side opposed to the end wall of the casing and the angular extension 22 of the upper sidewall of the housing closely contacting against theinner face of the casing wall.A I preferably arrange the angularly bent end 26 of a resilient metal plate between the lower sidewall of the housing 21 and the'opposedbody wall of the casing 13. This body wall is provided with spaced inwardlystruck portions 27 adapted to abut closely against the inner face of the housing 21 to retain the same in position with respect to the end wall yof the casing. The resilient metal plate above referred to includes a'plurality of arms 26 extending obliquely with respect to the body wall casing 13 and across the slot 23 inthe wall of the housing 21 in spaced relation thereto.

I preferably also provide the end vwall of the casing 13 with theinwardly struck spaced parts 28 which abut against the inner face of the upper side wall of the housing 21.

After the coin guard means has'thus been assembled with the end wallof the bank casing, said casing is then inserted within the channels of the end sections of the metal strip on the cover member 5 and moved therein until the front side wall of the bank casing 13 abuts closely against the inner face of the longitudinal section 9 of the metal strip. Thek upper flanges 29 of the sections 9 and 1() of the metal strip are relatively narrow, and these flanges are now bent inwardly over the front side and end walls of the bank casing and securely clinched to thus fiXedly hold the bank casing with respect to said ornamental sheet metal strip and therefore, also in relation to the ornamental cover 5.

1rWhen the bank casing is thus assembled with the cover strip, the slots in the end wall of said casing and 23 in the wall of the housing 21 are in registering relation with the coin insertion slot 12 in the end section 10 of the metal strip. Vhen the flange 29 of this strip section isV bent inwardly and downwardly, it is securely clinched upon the inner face of the angular extension 22 of the housing wall and therefore, in conjunction with the parts 27 on the body wall ofthe casing, very rigidly and securely holds the housing for the coin guard means against the possibility of displacement relative to the walls of the casing. In this manner, it will be seen that I entirely avoid the use of additional` fastening devices or solder for the pur pose of securing the several parts in properly assembled relation. It will also loe-evident that by means of my invention, the coin guard springs within the housing may be quickly and accurately positioned with re'- spect to the coin entrance slot, while the mechanical operations Vnecessary to complete the attachment of the bank casing tothe ornamental sheet metal strip on the cover may be very quickly performed with a minimum of manual labor.

In the foregoing description and the accompanying drawings, I have disclosed one practicalembodiment of the invention.. It will be evident that in inserting a coin into the bank, the coil springs will readily yield relative to each other so that the coin may freely pass inwardly between these springs and through the slot 23 in the wall of the housing 21. The springs will then immediately return to their normal positions, and

Vwill effectually prevent the extraction. of a coin from the bank by the insertion of a wire or other means for the purpose of manipulating and directing the coin outwardly through the slot. The spring arms 26 serve as a supplemental guard means and may, if desired, be dispensed with.

I have referred to a particular construction of the metal attaching strip onk the cover 5 of the bank casing, but it will be understood that this strip may be of various other detail cross sectional forms, and might also be secured to the cover member by any other suitable and convenient means instead of that above described. It is accordingly to be understood that in practice, I reserve the privilege of resorting toall such legitimate changes in the form, construction and relative arrangement of the several essential elements of the device, as may be fairly considered within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

l. In a coin bank, a bank casing having a coin entrance slot in one of its end walls, coin guard means and a housing therefor arranged at the inner side of said end wall of the bank casing, a cover for said casing, and a metal strip attached to one side of said cover having flanges adapted to be bent inwardly over the edges of the casing walls, and one of said flanges also coacting with the wall of said housing for the coin guard means to retain the latter in assembled relation with the casing wall.

2. In a coin bank, a bank casing having a coin entrance slot in one of its end walls, coin guard means and a housing therefor arranged at the inner side of said end wall of the bank casing, a cover for said casing, a metal strip of channel shape form having angularly related side and end portions attached to one side of the cover member and adapted to receive one side and the end walls of the bank casing to provide an ornamental finish therefor, one of the end sections of said metal strip having a coin entrance slot to register with the slot in the end wall of the casing, and one of the flanges of each of said strip sections being bent inwardly over the edges of the casing walls and the flange on one end section of said strip coacting with the wall of said housing for the coin guard means to secure the latter in fixed relation to the casing wall.

3. In a coin bank, a casing having a coin entrance slot in one of its end walls, a channel shaped housing and coin guard means therein arranged at the inner side of said casing wall, a cover for said bank casing, and means on said cover for attaching the same to one side of the bank casing, and said attaching means also coacting with said hous- ,ing for the coin guard means to retain the latr in assembled relation with the casing wa 4. In a coin bank, a casing having a coin entrance slot in its end wall, coin guard means arranged at the inner side of said casing wall, a housing therefor, the body wall of the cas ing having spaced integrally formed parts engaging the housing wall to prevent displacement thereof relative to the end wall of the casing, and an ornamental plate extending over the outer side of the end wall of the casing and having one of its edges inwardly turned over the edge of the casing wall and clinched against one edge of said housing wall for the coin guard means to fixedly secure the same against the inner face of said casing wall.

5. In a coin bank, a casing having opposite side walls and edge walls between said side walls, a channel shaped housing and coin guard means therein arranged at the inner side of one of said edge walls, a cover for the side walls of the bank casing, and means on said cover for attaching the same to the bank casing, said means including a part coacting with said housing for the coin guard means to retain the latter in assembled relation with the edge wall of the casing.

In testimony that I cla-im the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name hereto.

DAVID H. ZELL. 

